Miniature-cotton-bale box



A. HIRSCHWITZ.

MINIATURE OCT-TON BALE BOX.

APPLICATION F'ILED FEB. 27. 1920.

Patente Nov. 2, 1920.

AARON HIRSCHWTZ, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

MINIATURE-COTTON-BALE BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

Application fi1erl February 27, 1920. Serial No. 361,775.

T0 aZZ whom 2'75 may concem:

Be it known that i, Annon i-imsorrw1rz, a citizen of the United States, residing et Newv Orieans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and usefui Improvements in Miniature- Cotton-Baie Boxes; and I do hereby deciare the foilowing to be a full, ciear, and exact description of the invention, such as Wiii enable others skiiied in the art to which it appertains to maire and use the same.

The present invention relates to improve mente in miniature cotton baie boxes, and has for an object to provide a smaii box made in imitation of a miniature eotton baie forming a souvenir.

Another object of the present invention is to improve the construction of souvenir boxes of this kind and to strengthen the construction thereof.

A. further objeot of the invention resides in providing a simple and inexpensive con struction made to accurately resembie a cotton baie in miniature and adapted to retain the shape of the baie against shocks and jars incident t0 transportation and use.

, in the accompanying dravvings forming a part ci? this application, and in which simiiar reference symbols indicate correspondinn parts in the se erai views:

Figure]. is a perspective view of an inoproved miniature cotton baie box constrnct ed according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectionai view taken on the iine 22 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionai view taken on the line 3*3 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is fragmentary perspective view of. the improved box with parts thereof broken away to show the construction; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view et the draWer or tray.

Referring more partieuiarly to the draw- 1ngs, 1 des1gnates a tube of cardboard, or

'other suitabie materiai, preferabiy made rectanguiar in cross section for purposes of inoreased strength over cyiindricai or oval cross sections, and having one end thereof open as shorvn in Fig. 4. A wali 2 closes the other end of the tube 1.

Within the tube 1 is slidabiy and removabiy fitted a liner 3, also of substantiaiiy rectanguiar form in cross section, and adapted to be snugly received in the tube 1 and frictionaily heid therein against accidental dispiacement, aithough being capable tos pressure is exerted to this end.

A. dravver or tray 4 of the usual boxiike eir:.racter empioyed in siicle boxes is pro- 'vided or a size to slip within the liner 3 and de baok and iorth therein With a degree et friction suitabie for holding the tray or drawer et in the ciosed position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, vvithout the aid of other devices or fastening means. The drawer or tray et Will be found useful :for holding :andy or other goods suitable for seliing in a souvenir of this character.

in order to lend character to the souvenir that it may the more faithfuiiy represent a baie of cotton in miniature, and at the same tinee be useful for purposes of additionai strength, side pasteboards 5 are empioyed in connection With the sides of the tube 1. The pasteboards 5 are of substantiaiiy the same size as the sides of the tube 1 except that the pasteboards are preferably of slightly inereased height to admit 0f bending the same to a curved forrn substantiaily as shown in !igs. 3 and 4:, and at the same time bringing tire ripper and ioxver horizontal edges of the pasteboards 5 and side vvaiis or the tube 1 into aiinement.

The .bulged ont central portions of the pasteboards 5 are reinforced and connected the sides of the tube 1 by means of a suit able number et strips 6, which may aise bo et pasteboard or some other appropriate materiai, and which are giued or otherwise sesured to each other. The innermost strips 6 are aise glued or otherwise aifined to the central longitudinal outer portions of the xvaiis of the tube, and the pasteboards 5 are giued to the outermost of the strips. In the form shown in the dravvings, three such strips 6 are empioyecl, but it vviii be obvious that a greater or less number may be used, acc ;=rdingly as it is desired to increase or decrease the bulged effect of the pasteboards 5.

The pasteboards 5 need no Other securing H than that to the outermost of the strips 6, but it preferred the edges thereof may be ciamped or otherwise affixed to the adjacent parts of the tube 1.

Cotton or other suitable stufiing 7 is piaced against the top and bottom of the tube 1, and simiiar stufling 8 is placed on the outside of the pasteboards 5. Burlap or other suitable textile materiai 9 is employecl in which to wrap the tube 1 and cover the closed end. 2 thereof, and tics 10 are used to oi withdravval therefrom when suitabiego about the bur1ap 9 and the cotton so as to hold all of these variousparts tight1y about the straight wa11s of the tube 1 and at the same time confine the edges of the pasteboards 5 c1ose1y against the adjacent edges of the said walls of the tube.

The sides of the souvenir package are bulged out 01' rounded in a manner to par take accurateIy and faithfu1ly of the character of a ba1e of cotton, and the presence of the curved pasteboards 5 W111 preerve this rounded contour of the bur1ap at the sides of the package, the pasteboards 5 being in turn reinf0rced by the strips 6. This side construction W111 therefore be found to be exceedingly strong and durable, yet inexpensive to construct and simple to make; and it W111 a1so receive the shocks and jars incident to transportation and use which wou1d otherwise devo1ve direct1y on the side Wa1ls of the tube 1 and be apt to stave the same in.

The bur1ap at the open end of the tube 1 is turned in between such tube and the adjacent portions of the liner 3, as indicated at 11 in Fig. 4:. The free edge of the bur 1ap 11 Inay be simply a11oWed to pr0ject across the open end of the tube 1 prior to insertirxg the liner 3, and when such liner 1s moved in place it W111 push the free end 11 of the over1ap into' the position it is shown occupying in Fig.

The tray or drawer 4: is provided with a tab 12, also preferably inade of bur1ap, and having an e1ongated portion 13 c1amped or otherwise secured beneath the bottom of such tray or drawer. The tab 12 provides a oonvenient means whichmay be caught be-' tweei1 the thumb and forefinger for drawing the tray 4; outof the liner The front wa11 of the tray or drawer is also preferab1y aced with bur1ap sheets 14 and 15 WhiCh over1aP centrally and have their edges projecting beyond the side wal1s of the drawer or tray, so that they may conceal the front edges of the sanie and the edges 'of the liner 3. r

It is obvious that those skil1ed in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangements 01 parts, without departing from the spirit of my invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to such fea-,

turcs except as may be required by the claims. 7

I claim:

1. A miniature cotton ba1e box comprising a tube 01 substantia11y rectangular cross section, a liner removably mounted in the tube, a drawer or tray slidab1y mounted in said liner, curved side pieces p1aced along the sides of said tube, a textile materia1 p1aced about said tube, means for holding the tex 'ti1e materia1 in place, and a stufiing p1aced between the textile material and the curved side pieces, substantiafly as described.

' 2. An improved' miniature cotton ba1e box eomprising a tube et substantia11y rectangular cross section, a box tray s1idab1e within the tube, strips secured together and to the central longitudina1 exterior portions of the side wa11s of the tube, pasteboards secured to the outermost of the Strips and bentto a curved form, cotton p1aced about said curved pasteboards and the upper and 1ower wa11s of the tube, and bur1ap' inc1osing the cotton along the sides and exposing the same at the bottom and top of the tube,

ties going about the bur1ap and cotton to' and extending beyond the front edges there- 01", a series of e1ongated narrow strips secured together and to the 1ongitudinal ce1r r tra1 portions of the sideWa11s of the tube, curved pasteboards Secured to the outermost of the strips and having their free edges 1ying against the upper and lower edges, respectively, of the sides 015 the tube, cotton p1aced about the pasteboards and upper and lower wa11s of the tube, bur1ap secured about the side pasteb0ards and partia11y about the upper and 1ower portions of the tube but a11owing the cotton to show therethrougb, ties passing about the burlap and cotton, the bur1ap extending about the c1osed end of the tube, the free edge of the bur1ap at the open end of the tube being fo1ded betWeen the tube 11ner, substantiafly 

